School Climate & Sexual and Gender Minority Adolescent Mental Health.
School Climate & Sexual and Gender Minority Adolescent Mental Health.
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DOI：
10.1007/s10964-019-01108-w
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发表时间：
2019-10
影响因子：
4.9
通讯作者：
Coulter, Robert W S
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作者：
Colvin, Sharon;Egan, James E;Coulter, Robert W S
性/性别少数（性/性别少数也称为女同性恋、男同性恋、双性恋、跨性别者、酷儿）青年比顺性别异性恋青年更有可能表现出抑郁症状并成为受害者。学校氛围研究表明，同性恋异性恋联盟（同性恋异性恋联盟或性别性联盟也称为 GSA，是一个支持性/性别少数青少年的青年团体）的存在、支持性的学校氛围以及向教师寻求帮助与更积极的心理健康结果相关；然而，它们通常不会一起测量。本研究使用了一项调查来衡量学校环境的所有四项指标，样本包括 240 名年龄在 14-18 岁之间的性/性别少数高中生（平均年龄 15.77 岁），其中 53% 的参与者在学校里有同性恋联盟。样本中 53% 是顺性别，100% 是性少数群体，62% 是白人。根据人口统计数据和同性恋-异性恋联盟的存在进行调整后，抑郁症状较少与自杀念头寻求帮助的意图较低相关。同性恋-异性恋联盟的存在与过去一个月的寻求帮助的意图或行为没有统计相关性。此外，更具支持性的学校氛围与较低的焦虑和抑郁症状有关。然而，同性恋与异性恋联盟的存在在统计学上与焦虑或抑郁症状没有相关性。这些发现表明，支持性的学校氛围和支持性的学校人员对于支持性/性别少数学生的心理健康可能很重要。
Sexual/gender minority (Sexual/gender minority people are also referred to as Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer) youth are more likely than cisgender heterosexual youth to exhibit depressive symptoms and be victimized. School climate research indicates that the presence of a Gay–Straight Alliance (a Gay–Straight Alliance or Gender-Sexuality Alliance is also referred to as a GSA and is a youth group to support sexual/gender minority youth), a supportive school climate, and seeking help from teachers are associated with more positive mental health outcomes; however, they are not typically measured together. This study uses a survey that measures all four measures of school environment with a national sample of 240 sexual/gender minority high school students ages 14–18 (mean age 15.77) where 53% of participants had a Gay–Straight Alliance in their school. The sample is 53% cisgender, 100% sexual minority and 62% white. Adjusting for demographics and presence of a Gay–Straight Alliance, fewer depressive symptoms were associated with lower help-seeking intentions for suicidal thoughts. The presence of Gay–Straight Alliance was not statistically associated with past-month help-seeking intentions or behaviors. Additionally, a more supportive school climate was associated with lower anxiety and depressive symptoms. However, the presence of a Gay–Straight Alliance was not statistically associated with anxiety or depressive symptoms. These findings suggest that a supportive school climate and supportive school personnel may be important for supporting the mental health of sexual/gender minority students.